When is Andrew Brown Jr's funeral? Al Sharpton who gave Daunte Wright's eulogy to honor Black dad killed by cops
Just a day after the independent autopsy reports revealed where exactly Andrew Brown Jr had been fatally shot by North Carolina cops, news of his funeral service came from the reverend who will eulogize him.
Brown died on April 21 when Pasquotank County deputies serving drug-related search and arrest warrants opened fire at him for fleeing the scene. Brown had managed to get inside his car when he was shot by cops four times in his arm, and once in the back of his head. The bodycam footage of the shooting shown to attorneys reportedly shows Brown slumped on the steering wheel as he is fired at. While the FBI announced they are opening a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting, Brown's funeral will take place next Monday, May 3, at noon, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
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Reverend Al Sharpton is going to deliver the eulogy at Brown's funeral next week, while other details of the arrangement are still being settled, local outlet WFAE reported. Lawyers for Brown's family informed the outlet of the funeral timings and other details, adding that Sharpton was asked to deliver the eulogize as the family thinks the civil rights leader would do justice in honoring Brown's legacy. Lee Ferebee, the uncle of Brown’s son Khalil Ferebee, told the outlet, “We had a really good conversation about giving Andrew the kind of sendoff that we felt like he was worthy of. So, Rev Sharpton, we reached out to him, and we confirmed that he’s going to be performing the eulogy for us.”
Sharpton, who had delivered the eulogy at Daunte Wright's funeral just last week, told the Associated Press in a phone interview that he had agreed to the family's request by phone on Monday night, April 26. Wright was shot and killed by former Minnesota cop Kim Potter during a regular traffic stop, and she has been charged with second-degree manslaughter since. Although the cops who fatally shot Brown are unidentified, seven of them involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave and three have already resigned.
Sharpton told the outlet how he has been working with the local clergy and civil rights leaders from North Carolina to draw attention to racial injustice. Among those he's been in correspondence with is Reverend William Barber II, the leader of the Poor People’s Campaign. “The family ought to know that the value of his life is being saluted around the world,” Sharpton told the outlet. While he wants to celebrate Brown's life, Sharpton also wants to help in shedding light on larger problems associated with policing. “I would want to get across that this is a human being. And for us, it’s part of a continual abuse of police power,” he said.
There's been a nationwide uproar against why Brown, a non-violent father of 10, was killed by the police over a drug arrest warrant. As the public demands the bodycam footage from the incident be released, Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten said on Monday, April 26, that attorneys have already filed a motion requesting the same.